An improbable comeback became possible after Yoshito Okubo and Yu Kobayashi scored for Kawasaki Frontale but Toyoda's second looked to have snuffed out their chances.

Renatinho and Patric scored in the last seven minutes for Kawasaki Frontale to set up a thrilling finale but they fell just short in a great game of football.

Cerezo Osaka have also won all three of their matches this season, with their latest success coming in a 1-0 home win over Tokyo.

Hotaru Yamaguchi scored the only goal of the game after 47 minutes.

Other results saw the Urawa Reds come from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw at Oita Trinita, Vegalta Sendai edged Kashiwa Reysol 2-1 thanks to a late Wilson winner and Shonan Bellmare drew 1-1 with Shimizu S-Pulse.

Nagoya Grampus won 1-0 at Ventforet Kofu and Albirex Niigata scored late in a 1-1 draw at Omiya Ardija.